Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-07-06
For the Yorkyille Enquirer.
THE PROPOSED COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION

THE PROPOSED COUNTY SU~BSCRlPTl0N.
TO the Editor of the Enquirer: A Pc
tition is being circulated asking the
county commissioners to order an election
for the purpose of giving the sum of $780,
900 to the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi
cago Railroad Company.
According to my limited knowledge of
legal papers or reasonable propositions,
this paper leaves all others in the shade.
Let us look at it. In the first place, the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
roa1 Company now hold township bonds,
given them by five townships in York
county, amounting to S217 900. These
township bonds, they claim-and herelles
the grand idea in this scheme-are not
worth as much on the market as county
bonds; therefore, the plan is to get that
amount converted into county bonds, and
being a little doubtful as to the result of q
fair and square election on that issue as it
now stands, they throw out a little bait TO
Bullock's Creek and Bethel townships, by
trying to create the impression, without
giving a positive promise, that these two
townships shall have a branch road
through their boundary. But where is it
to be? According to this petition, as we
interpret. it, the townships of Bullock's
Creek and Bethel are not to hold special
township elections or make special town.
shin subscriptions, but "the remainder of
the $500, OO0' (after deducting the $217,-
600 thew now hold) "of the said county
bonds, is to be used in place of the proposed
subscriptions of Bullock's Creek and Beth
ell. from such point on its line as said rail-
road company may determine"
Further, suppose this election is ordered
and carried by a majority vote, what assn.
rance has Bullock's Creek and Bethel that
this branch road will ever touch their
lines? None whatever. Notice the ex-
preston "Said county bonds to be deliv-
ed" &c. They are county bonds and no
particular township can demand the road
through its territory. And more: what
assurance has the county as to where the
road may run? They have four proposed
routes, which coverthe four cardinal points
of the compass, and when we bear in MIND
that this railroad company will have York
county bonds in its possession long before
any of these lines are "deternlaned," we
have grave doubts as to where the road
will run. But then one of my neighbors
saws that that road will never be built, any
way, that it is only a bait; SO that Is
enough on this point.
But if that should be the case, how
about that little remainder of $4,000?
Must we pay semli-dnnuul interest on it
from 1887 to 1890 and then our friends of
the Company come around and say ~!
we'll we have concluded not to use that
money you so generously gave us; here
it is we release it unto the said county
of York."
Now, in regard to our neighbors, the
five townships Of our county who have
assumed the enormous debt as a gift to the
above railroad company Of S217 900. The
report is abroad in the county that these
townships are doing all in their power to
have their bonds converted into county
bonds. In other words, they are using
their utmost powers to force their neigh
bors to help paw their debts. There seems
to me to be some principle involved in
this matter. We hear the report also that
there are drummers~ canvassing the county
who get the sum Of twenty-five cents on
every name they get on this petition.
Think of that, my friends! Is that sound
principle? After considerable inquiry we
have failed to find out who originated this
plan neither do we know who pays Tor
this reported anvass
1t was our privilege to be present, on the
18th instant, at a meeting OF the cltlzens OF
the town of Yorkville, in the Court House,
during the recess of Court. We were much
pleased with the sentiments as set forth by
the meeting, which doubtless will be pub
lished in the ENQUIRER of this week.
One thing, however, we NOTICED, was the
absence Of a great majority o fthe citizens.
did not count them, but don't think
there could have been more thar a dozen.
hope, however, that the meeting fully
represented the sentiments of the town.
We refer to the above reports simply as
rumors. We know there are men IN those
townships who are men of principle--men
who could not be induced to take advant-
age or do an unneighborly j. Dc.
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